Etoile Brilliant

You're missing a key point that actually backs up your case. Xiami would have a problem selling its devices in any major Western Economy on the grounds of patent laws. It rips off every major manufacturer and has only be launched in PRC, HK, Singapore and India.

That said I'd buy one in an instant if they could legally sell one and take off its Xiami skin.

Perhaps in the US where Chip & Pin penetration rates are 10 years behind Europe and Asia. Here in Sweden, there are about 4 mobile platforms in play. The winner will be the ones that offer (i) the banks complete security (ii) the customer low transaction costs (less than 0.5%) and universal acceptance.

Agree with you an all but the China point. Apple and Samsung are both dead ducks in China. Local manufacturers will continue to dominate market share on price and protection afforded by the Chinese government.

I may be going off on a tangent but weren't the Iridium Satellite Patents part of the legacy portfolio that Google retained after they sold their Motorola stake to Lenovo or did they go to the other (non-Google) part of Motorola, Motorola Solutions?

We have AppleTV, Roku and Chromecast. Roku is a dead duck as far as we're concerned. AppleTV is used to "mod" the children's gaming TV as the TV has no imbedded internet connectivity and Chromecast gets pride of place of the family 55" screen. Chromecast wins on size and form. Moreover, can be used across devices (phone, tablet, laptop) and OS (Android, Windows & IOS).